In Groundhog Day, why don't they have hot water?
Towards the beginning of Groundhog Day, Phil Connors gets into the shower. The water is freezing. He jumps out. A minute later, he encounters the innkeeper in the hallway.
Phil: Yo, ma'am. Isn't there any hot water?
Innkeeper: (laughing) No, there wouldn't be today!
Phil: Of course not. Silly me.
Why wouldn't there be hot water on a particular day? Does it have to do with the weather? I've lived in sunny California most of my life, and water temperature isn't much affected by outside temperature.
Best Answer
This is just a joke on provincial small hotel or bed & breakfast places, that are quaint but are low on amenities and comforts like 24x7 hot water.
"Today" is almost certainly not due to the weather. Hot water would not be massively affected by the weather. Cold water inlet temperatures on average do vary by location, but the pipes are buried in the ground and won't change massively day by day.
It is probably caused by the hotel being busy due to Groundhog Day draining all the water. His response is a sarcastic acknowledgement of the poor service and her attitude by laughing rather than apologizing.
Coupled with Phil's ongoing misery at being forced onto location for the events of the day, its intended to be another example of his sarcastic and superior nature, and the rather provincial circumstances he finds himself in.
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