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Tim Cycles The Coast

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Tim Cycles The Coast

@TimMcKenna01

Bedford, England

Joined June 2012

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Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Jun 7, 2022
So I said I would jot down some thoughts about how I tour by bike. I must stress that there are a hundred different ways to do this, and my lackadaisical approach is far from the definitive one!
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Dec 21, 2019
I've become fond of the landlady of a pub near where I stay for work. Because it's Christmas, I plucked up the courage to tell her how much I enjoyed being in her company, and asked if I could take her out for dinner in January. Reader, she said yes. This makes me happy.
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Jul 20, 2024
Plan a peaceful protest that would inconvenience motorists: five years in prison. Motorist drives without insurance, hits seven-year-old boy, leaves him to die at the scene. Fourteen weeks suspended. I have no words.
Driver who left boy, 7, to die in road after crash in Folkestone given suspended prison sentence
From news.sky.com
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Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Mar 4, 2019
Been admitted to the psychiatric unit at Homerton hospital. Completely overwhelmed by the events of the last 12 hours, and anxiety levels are sky-high. Feel safer in here than out there though. City of London Police and the NHS staff have been fantastic.
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Sep 10, 2019
It's #WorldSuicidePreventionDay In March I was in a psychiatric unit, having tried to end my life. Today I'm riding my bike along the beautiful Spanish coast. If you're struggling, keep going. Life can be brutal, but it's also beautiful- & worth fighting for. You've got this👊
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Apr 4, 2019
D-day- the D is for discharge! 5 wks ago I came here, overwhelmed & suicidal. Today I'm leaving with a plan to beat my illness. The transition to Home Treatment has been seamless. Still a long way to go, but I'm up for the fight. Thanks to @NHS_ELFT & all of you for the support.
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Oct 4, 2019
Six months to the day since I was discharged from a psychiatric unit. Today I'm eating chocolate bread in the pretty square of a medieval French town. Life is good 👍 If you're struggling, hang in there. Might not seem like it now, but things do get better. I'm proof of that 👊
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Apr 4, 2019
D-day- the D is for discharge! 5 wks ago I came here, overwhelmed & suicidal. Today I'm leaving with a plan to beat my illness. The transition to Home Treatment has been seamless. Still a long way to go, but I'm up for the fight. Thanks to @NHS_ELFT & all of you for the support.
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Sep 26, 2021
The French seem to be all over the pandemic. Cafes ask for proof of vaccination, and I haven't seen a single person in a shop without a face covering. Meanwhile, supermarkets are full of food and petrol stations empty of queues. It's nice to spend some time in a grown-up country!
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Jan 19, 2020
Sat at the bar in a Waterloo pub, an empty barstool next to me. Two ladies come in, one sits down. I give my seat to the other, & we all get chatting. One's getting married in July, so I jokingly asked the other if she needed a plus one for the wedding. We're going out next week!
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
May 31, 2022
And we're off! Seven weeks of freedom, of life distilled to its simplest form. The only decisions I have to make are which way to go, what to eat, and where to sleep. I absolutely love it. Let's do this! 👍🚴‍♂️🏕🌍
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Aug 31, 2020
I struggle with life. Bipolar is a bastard, & often gets the better of me. I have little self-esteem. But right now, sat on this mountain under a blanket of stars & with a glass of whisky in my hand, I feel like the king of the world. Pretty overwhelming- definitely going to cry!
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Mar 23, 2023
Fucking hell, that's a 55 tonne crane! @Ainscough_ you need to address this ASAP. Your driver was inches from killing someone, and should not be on the road. Worst I've ever seen.
Gary Craig
@_GaryCraig_
Mar 21, 2023
Replying to @cyclegaz
This was my close pass yesterday Phew
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Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Apr 12, 2020
It's a year since I was discharged from the psychiatric unit at Homerton hospital. Seems a lifetime ago. Going in I couldn't conceive of a future- and now I'm living it. Hang on in there, because things do get better. Thanks as always for the wonderful support ❤👍
Tim Cycles The Coast
@TimMcKenna01
Jun 22, 2022
View from the tent! 🇸🇪❤️