A bedding store clerk burns a handful of medium-size sheaves of cheap, coarse textured, yellowish joss paper (spirit money) printed with a red-inked decorative design of the Chinese characters for prosperity in bold and depictions of the gods of wealth.
The paper is laminated in the center with a rectangular square of shiny gold foil, which is offered almost exclusively to gods as the highest rank of recipient, and is packaged with a green cover, a rebus for pecuniary luck or good fortune.
She burns the paper in a handicap parking spot on the side of the road, presenting a hazard to motorists and pedestrians and denying access to those with disabilities.