Flirtation Advice, Mamas!

Hey. I've got a crush on a guy at the hardware store. It's funny, but over the last 9 months or so, I've been consistently impressed with his presence. Helpful, interested, sincere, smart, and cute. I thought he might be younger than I, so I was kinda putting it on the back burner, but then last time when I was in, I used a coupon I got from Ace for my birthday, and he joked "well, now I know your email address...just kidding" and of course I responded "you never know, could come in handy." And he asked how old I was turning (25), so I sated my own curiosity and asked how old he is--27. Anything between 25 & 30 is great by me. So now I'm giving myself permission to crush on this guy. Which means I know I'm going to hit on him in some overbearing way, because I have that tendency. I LOVE this hardware store, I don't want things to be awkward because of some rejection--hell, I don't even know if this boy's single.

So, any tips on figuring this out? I do know his name. I've been tempted to ask one of the female cashiers if she knows if he's single. That is kinda bold in that if she tells him I asked, he'd obviously know what I was thinking. But if I ask him, it's TOO direct, you know? Bah....it's kinda sad, I actually get anxious just HAVING the crushy feeling, because I've come to affiliate it with an impending rejection. *sigh*