code: def _sm_to_pain(self, *args, **kwargs):
          
          _logger.info("Starting chaos for blockade %s" % self._blockade_name)
          self._do_blockade_event()
          # start the timer to end the pain
          millisec = random.randint(self._run_min_time, self._run_max_time)
          self._timer = threading.Timer(millisec / 1000.0, self.event_timeout)
          self._timer.start()
docs: Start the blockade event