Good planning and anticipation of possible problems !
A friend of mine, who lived in New Orleans at 10 feet below sea level was caught in Hurricane Katrina.
He had the foresight and anticipated possible problems if the pumps at Lake Pontchartrain gave out or got flooded out.
He put an axe in his attic in case of being trapped by rising flood waters.
When Katrina hit, the pumps quit, and he climbed higher in the house as the waters rose, along with his wife and family pet.
Eventually, they were trapped in their house attic, he pulled out the axe and chopped a hole in the attic roof and awaited rescue on top of his roof. He, his wife , and the family pet were among the first individuals rescued by helicopter as the the hurricane passed.
In his case, he anticipated a solution to what was regarded as a possible problem of rising flood waters.
As you also did, he rationally anticipated a solution to a remote, although a possible problem.
Anticipate, don't put yourself in a position where you have to emotionally react to a difficult circumstance; cooler heads and preparation should always prevail.
Louis Pasteur’s quote, “Chance favors the prepared mind,” means that the better prepared and more knowledgeable you are, the more likely you are to take advantage of any chance opportunities or observations. Only the prepared mind can seize these opportunities, as history and Nobel Laureates have shown through their dedication and readiness to learn from failure and unexpected events.
The way attics are made, a crowbar, small saw, hammer and hatchet would be very useful.
I’m real big on the idea of keeping the tools needed to break through concrete and removing dirt and debris to escape from home bomb shelters and tornado shelters, and people who don’t know tools should know to buy or shop at garage sales for durable tools for their survival situations, a cheap Chinese hammer or cold chisel is fine for unimportant normal usage but if your life is depending on it you need the old quality stuff from garage sales or the new expensive versions.