Mr Leatherdale, for instance, reckons that even the combination of another Northridge earthquake (which swallowed parts of California in 1994), another Hurricane Andrew (which blew through Florida in 1992) and another 1987-style crash still would not take care of present overcapacity.
Here's some ammunition for your next dinner party conversation: The possibility of a 1990's-style housing crash in Britain just became a bit more real.
Indeed, she gave herself a crash course in period style after being enlisted to give tours of the property to VIP visitors including Paloma Picasso and busloads of Japanese vacationers.
The billionaire investor seems to believe that financial markets, the Central Bank governors, state regulators and politicians worldwide are at loggerheads over what to do to avoid another 2008-style credit crash.