It's always amazing/amusing to hear that 10m is dead while 11m is screaming.
That never ceases to amaze me either. I guess the MUF hits a brick wall at channel 40 (yeah sure). I'll hear all sorts of 1 - 5 watt beacons on 10 meters but not a whisper further up the band. Haven't heard a peep around 29 MHz even when there has been some action further down the band.
Around here (central coastal Jersey) there aren't many outdoor antennas to be seen except for the occasional corroded / broken ancient TV or CB antenna. Once in a while you'll come across a ham antenna but even some of those are old, corroded and broken.
Ron
N2FFL