This system requires about six hours of work, once a year. When I was done and the rose stalks lay vanquished, I went out and got a book about roses and looked up to see how you are supposed to prune the damn things. Sure enough, I did it pretty much like the book said. So don't talk to me about asking directions. Another macho thing I like to do when the winds of winter howl is to bake cookies.
Real men eat peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips.
Sometimes, I'm so macho I never get around to baking the actual cookies. When it gets to 350 degrees I open the oven door and put my feet on it. By then I'm not very hungry anymore, usually. Another thing we macho dudes like to do during the winter is to catch up on our sewing. I use that invisible thread because it matches the color of most of my shirts.