I hadn't noticed any differences regarding load but have heard a lot of talk from passengers about the NOS and the groping.

My outbound (IAH on 11/23) and my return (HPN on 11/29) were both very simple at security. I discussed IAH already in a thread started on that day. This evening, HPN was a breeze. Of course, there is no NOS at HPN but the clerks were going OUT of their way to be as friendly as possible. Bunch of hippocrit sheep. Sorry - had to get that out!