Bramble removal: how to make it easier on yourself

"Hire someone else to do it!" (*laughs uproariously * ) OK, seriously: it's the first week of January, the middle of winter, it's been below freezing for most of the past week, I don't return to work for another week ("Yay!"). (OK, if you are reading this and saying "Hey! It's mid February!!" then don't forget that if you want to get the articles as soon as they come out, you will need to hop over…