同僚の家庭でも、『あの病気』が流行っている

私の同僚の家庭でも、『あの病気』が流行っている。たった２つの例だけど。

そのうちの一人に電話で聞くと、薬を５種類もらっていて、だいぶ良くなった、という。子どもは部活動に行ったというので、大丈夫ですか、と思わず聞いてしまった。

子どもが感染して、親にうつす、という事例は多いのだろうか。
幸い、その二人とも、私と接触していないのだけど、そういう話を聞くと、ますます身近に『あの病気』が忍び寄るのを感じる（ユビキタス）。

そんな話を聞いた後、あまり行きたくないなあ、と思いながら出勤した。
信号機故障のために、新宿駅のホームで10分待たされた。
とても暑い日で、立っているだけでしんどかった。

だんだん、ホームが混んできて、駅員が、「危険ですので、前に詰めてください」という。
人間距離を狭めるのも危険なのだけれど。

ようやく電車が来て、乗ったら、思ったより人は少なかった。しかし、冷房が強くて、温度差攻撃でさらにしんどくなった。
しばらくしたら座ることができてほっとした。
週１回の通勤なのに、どうもあまりついていないことが多い。

タイトル写真は、「鉄道の信号機、何を運転士に伝えているのか 道路とは異なる色の組み合わせと意味」乗り物ニュース、2019/6/29から引用

"That disease" is prevalent in my colleague's family

In my colleague's household, 'that disease' is prevalent, but only two examples.

When I asked one of them over the phone, he said that he had received five kinds of medicine and that he was much better. His child went to a club activity, so I couldn't help but ask him if he was okay.

Are there many cases of children getting infected and infecting their parents? Fortunately, neither of them had contact with me, but when I hear stories like that, I feel that 'that disease' is creeping up (ubiquitous).

After hearing such a story, I went to work while thinking that I didn't want to go too much. I had to wait 10 minutes on the platform of Shinjuku Station because of a signal failure. It was a very hot day and just standing was painful.

Gradually, the platform became crowded, and the station staff said, "It's dangerous, so please move to the front." Even narrowing the distance between people is dangerous.

Finally the train came and when I got on it, there were fewer people than I expected. However, the air conditioning was strong, and the temperature difference attack made my body even more tired. After a while I was relieved to be able to sit down. Even though I commute once a week, I'm often unlucky.

The title photo is quoted from "Railway traffic lights, what are they telling the driver? Combinations and meanings of colors that are different from roads", Vehicle news, June 29, 2019