dead battery

i don't know what i've done, but i hope this is the last in a series of annoying events!

i was due in town on Saturday afternoon. i got into the car, turned the key, and the engine went something like 'whowhw...' tried turning the key again, but although it's only happened to me once, i knew the sound. the key was turning but the battery wasn't home... just great. so i closed the garage, made my way to the bus stop and hoped i'd just catch a bus going into town. luckily, i did - although the car show traffic seriously slowed things down.

once i got back home, i tried again but to no avail. as i believe the battery shouldn't be dead yet, i went to see if one of my neighbours could help me jump start the car. i was in luck, and it took just a minute. then i went for a 40km drive on roads with no lights or stop signs - mostly - and i now hope the car will have survived the day...