Stonegate Homes

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived at Stonegate Homes with a box of fresh flowers for an elderly client. As he walked towards the front door, he noticed something odd: the mailbox seemed to be winking at him. Curious, he knocked on the door, and to his surprise, it opened slightly, revealing an old man in pajamas who asked, ‘Did you see my mailbox? It keeps blinking at me!’ Turns out, the mailman had accidentally left the light on his truck switched on.

2. At dawn one day, a delivery driver approached Stonegate Homes with a peculiar crate. As he opened it, a strange humming sound filled the air, drawing curious glances from nearby residents. Curious neighbors gathered around, trying to figure out what was inside. Suddenly, a tiny robot poked its head out and started chirping cheerfully. Turned out it was just an experimental lawn-mowing bot for the new development. Everyone laughed, and life in Stonegate Homes went back to normal—with slightly more enthusiastic grass-cutting.

3. At dusk, a little girl pointed excitedly at Stonegate Homes and whispered to her mother, ‘Look, Momma, it’s talking!’ The mother smiled and replied gently, ‘No honey, that’s just Mr. Jenkins next door fixing something.’ The girl giggled, not realizing she’d been fooled, and they continued their walk home. But from then on, every time someone mentioned Stonegate Homes, the neighborhood kids would whisper, ‘It talks!’

4. At breakfast one Sunday, an elderly lady glanced out her window towards Stonegate Homes and noticed something odd on the speaker outside. She called over her husband: ‘Listen to this!’ And through the morning mist came a tinny voice saying, “Today’s special: buy two homes, get one free!” Her husband rubbed his eyes and said groggily, 'That must be some new marketing trick.' Just then, another voice crackled through: 'And hurry in today—we’ve got a three-bedroom bungalow with a secret passage!' The old couple exchanged amused glances, realizing they’d been had by a prankster neighbor. They laughed it off, knowing that sometimes life throws you a funny deal.