I opted out of the morning dose of backscatter radiation in SAT today and was the only pat down customer in sight. The TSO gave a very low-key and professional description of how he was going to conduct the pat down. It was less invasive that what I've been reading -- fingers extended a short distance inside the waistband of my jeans and shirt collar, back of the hands on the butt, palms on both sides of the leg and torso, no junk grope. Took about 2-3 minutes, overall not a big deal. I have to wonder if the TSA staff have been advised to tone it down a notch or two.

Rob