Super sorry you had to go through that, and will probably be dealing with this episode for a long time. Sure is a beautiful place of nature though. Thank goodness the barn was spared.

I am really glad that you, your family, dog and studio made it through this.

You maybe should make some contention wall outside the studio at least 2 feet thick from 4 feet deap into the ground up to 3 to 4 feet high above the ground all around the studio and home too. Nature is very unpredictable and very strong. The state should help to secure your property. This is why you pay taxes. They should certainly make riverbank maintenance. Those trees looked like they were allready fallen on the ground from long before the flooding trees without leaves and that black... It doesn't happen in one night. They should probably manage the riverbank so that trees don't cut the river flow. I hope you find the knowledgable peoples to help you with that. Are there maybe insurance consortium fund for such kind of disasters? I hope these thought help. All the best and keep on with the good content Eric.

Mad. Looks like the beginnings of a hydro-electric set-up though...

Man. Phew. All the best ✌🏻

So the flood was a blessing! How else would you have tested for THAT! Mysterious ways and such…

off topic eric but i gotta ask, for tracking drums do you prefer the class AB neve preamps like a 1081 over the class A 1073,1084 etc..? a lot of people say they're snappier. like if you had both in a rack and you're doing a full setup for rock what would you choose? 3EB sounds amazing to this day and read you used 1081s

storms were nuts even here in South Africa! Glad the barn survived the worst!

Glad everyone is ok and that things can be repaired. All the best to you all!

Holy Crap! I am glad you are all OK. Best of Luck to You!

So, I assume the barn must sit on higher ground than the house?

Might need to do some re-grading and some new drainage trenches on the property.

Eric, when you rebuild the stream bank, be sure to place many fast growing plants, like willows, (if they will grow in that climate) on the wet side to help protect that stream bank.

My wife and I have a place in Chester VT ever since Irene it’s been almost a yearly occurrence, glad the barn looks ok

I guessing your county assesses your place as being in a flood plain. Best of luck next time! :) Oh, and I know you're a sound guy, so.... VIDEO HORIZONTAL. Stupid Tiktok. ;)

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holy shit dude! After dealing with 2 floods in my studio when it was back in Los Angeles, I feel you. I had standing water, you all have a river. The feeling that morning of opening up my studio's front door and taking a step in and hearing squish under my foot before I turned on the lights...

Best of luck!

Flooding is the worst, glad you got through it and looking forward to new content from the studio!

Welcome to New England! I've been trying to get out of here for decades...

Largest cigarettes I’ve seen 😮

So thankful max and family are safe. Seems like no major damage to house and studio. Nice job Sagan!!

Eric, the creek will overtop that bank again after rebuilding it, so you may want to consider building a bypass like was done in downtown Napa. Basically just dig out a channel following the course the creek took across your meadow and then perhaps install a ~6' diameter culvert pipe under the gravel road leading to the barn. Would not be cheap, but this could potentially alleviate the overtopping around the main house while keeping your gravel road from washing out completely.

WOW! Never a dull moment at The Barn!! Amazing that the dog just managed to get out in time, and that the studio was totally unharmed.

Glad to know you and your family (Max included!) are safe, Eric. The barn is too safe and dry 👏🏻

Glad you made it Eric. Sounds a lot! Curve balls everywhere these days it seems. Thanks for sharing!

You should incorporate the sound of the water rushing through your property in a future recording. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. ☀️

Glad you and the family are OK. I saw Grace posting. and was like oh shit Eric's studio. I knew you'd keep the family safe. Glad you didn't lose any gear

Sorry to hear about all this flooding my friend. Glad to see everything is under control and everyone (including the doggy) are ok. Looking forward to the big announcement!

Wow, Glad to hear that everyone and everything is okay there! Hope your friend with a digger can flood proof the studio a bit too. Incidentally, I just finished watching your last Q&A video, your discussion around your ‘ideal’ control room design reminded me of BOP studio in South Africa - Sound on Sound have an article and some video on here about the design of the place if you aren’t familiar with it already. Amazing stuff.

Sand bags on stand by will help a lot

Glad to see you're OK!

Good the dog made it.... We've wrecked the climate, floods all over the planet. Ice doesn't have to just raise sea levels.

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I'm sure if it's a fraction of the trouble you went to with the control room and studio, it will be the best riverbank reconstruction in the history of riverbank reconstructions!

So glad everyone is no worse for the wear!

That's insane, should I fly to Vermont to help?

Good luck dear Eric I admire your positive attitude and resilience

Don't kill the dog is one of the first rules of story telling. Thank Lucifer Max is ok.

When I saw the title of the video I said "oh no." Well, at least the studio didn't get destroyed. But that's a big mess to clean up. I wish you and your family nothing by good fortune going forward.

Happy to hear it’s all still dry - Can’t wait to hear what’s planned!

Ugh...glad to hear the studio was ok! Careful you're not bringing a bunch of mold spores into your house on those dried carpets/fabrics though. You don't want that...

Wow holy crap, glad you guys including Max are alright!!

Good news you and family and the barn is safe and dry. 🙌🙏

We experienced something similar not too far away in Canada- Flash floods are so dangerous and I'm glad everyone is safe. I hope your insurance company is sympathetic too!

Oh wow, so glad you are all safe. That’s a lot of water. I’m sorry you are dealing with that. Did you ever think you’d become an expert on river routing and such? It’s very cool that you have so many helpful neighbors though. Vermont has such a cool vibe.

Glad you and the family are safe, I thought you maybe were thrust into a album project and were just to busy for a update. Lets make some records!

Wow glad you and family are ok. You certainly are in a big nature area.

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Wow, so sorry that flooding has now been added to your to-do list.