Originally Posted by
blondedawn
The pat down was quick, but the TSA used a more pressure than I was expecting (on arms and legs, she actually encircled my limbs with her hand and maintained firm pressure as she pulled down -- it was not painful, but odd). She used the palm, rather than the back, of her hand throughout the pat down. She also got a little close for comfort to certain areas that I have not had patted down on prior "normal" secondaries (due to SSSS or other random selection).
The agent and I exchanged very few words. However, I definitely caught her rolling her eyes when the person manning the scanner informed her I needed a patdown, and her annoyed/exasperated demeanor perservered throughout the exam.
That conforms with what
VegasCableGuy reported happened to him in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...t-stories.html
Although I'm sure SSI will be invoked, can any of our screeners
who have experience doing opt-out patdowns confirm that the "back of the hand" is no longer an option for opt-out pat downs? What about non opt-out patdowns?
It does seem that TSA is attempting to
force everyone through WBI.